Scrubbing-machine.



mis-

PATENTBD NOV. 5, 1907.

P. H. APPLB. SCRUBBING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 26. 1907.

PHILIP APPLE, OF LAYALLE, WISCONSIN.

scRUBBmG-MAcniNE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 26. 1907. Serial No. 370.421.

Patented Nov. 5, 1907.?

To all whom it may concern:

lie it knnwn that I, Intmr ll. Ari-m1, a citizen of the lied Suites.residing at Lavalle. in the county of Saul; and F'tztte uf Wisconsin,have invented certain new and useiul Improvements inScrubbirig-Machines. nl \\'llil'll the t'nlluwiug is n spt-riliealimt.

This invention relates to lhmr sernbbing machines.

()ne nbject is in prm'ide n pnrmble machine fur sernbhin; flums nrnllltl' places through the instrumenl;tlil n1" rotary brushes.

.\|mtlter uhjeet resides in the prnrisinn ul' :1 send)- bin: unwhineemlmdying snt-h t-hnnu-teristies that its brush heads will be suppliedwith water t-nrried by the nuuhima the water being supplied in regulatedquantities.

.\nuth|-r nbjet-L hi the invent inn is in lll'll(ll\\'(' n m:u-hine ofthis ehnnn'ter emlmdying llexibl arranged brush snppnrting devieeswhereby the brushes remain in ('HlliZN'l with the llour at all timesduring the "permit-n Hi the tl('\'lIL.

In the drawings: Figure l is a tmusv \'lt'\\' vi the inyentiun. Fig, 2is at longitudinal set-- linnal \lt\\'. l' :s is an enhtrged detailset'timml \iew illu tratinguneut'the brush ln-atd shnlt muuntings. Fig.I i :1 mp plan view of the banditfume.

rse set-I inltzt' in; lllilu'in the rel'erenmehzmu-ter l indu-nn-s amsin: hnnnzn drive shaft Ljnurnnled thruugh its ends fur the $ll||purlnl lluezu'rier \\'ll('(l. :L the nails inn-- in: spneed hen-led gears land 3 key d lhei'eupun inr :t purpuse presently explained.

l ispused within the l'ilrlll! l is a hunger li having upturned l'il|lengaging the shalt .Zztud lu-nringnmiinst the inner t'nees ui the endsul the easing nnd prmided with pertnrz iiuus in its bight nr bodyportion in whirh :ml'l|l:tl:tlll nmunled the shurt vertiml sleeves l.\\'l!l('ll rm i\'e rhurl shafts T and S -t'ured npun the lnn b hends b):the sut-kei plntes ll ztnd held in perh-et \rrliml pw itinn by means iiithe sleeres l'. as best shnwn in Fir l t\ 3. These sh rt shztl'ls T andh ll:l\ u-rlii'nl mnu-nn-nt in theireurrespnuding sleeves. bnt'nre heldagainst rntnliun within llnsleeves by \irllll' Hi a pin in (:ll'lii'd byt-zn-h ul' aid sllnrl shafts and ptnjt-vl in; Ihrungll tlu- \eriicnlslut nl the t-nrrlspnnrliltg I sleeve. its shuwu in Figs. l and ii.

Mounted upuu the upper ends n! the sleeves l. are ltt-\vl|'ll piuinnstml ll. lur mesh with the ul'unsnid gears I and 5. res u-rlin-ly. inwhile the brushes when the mzu-himis named :u'nvssllw "an! "r "(herplan. The brushes :myieldztldy suppnrled by means of lit-lira] ululln-l'sflillzs Fraulein-ling the sleeves l.

:uul lu-zlliln! :it their upper ends against the buss-tsu depending lrumilnbud ul' said hunger (3 and at their luwer ends against the sm-lu-Lplates ll.

.lltllllli l npun tlntup of the easing i .i water ru t-r- \nii' iilunin:rummuniculiun with a spnut. l8 leading into the casing 1 andterminating immediately over the space between the brushes 9 and it),The openin: between the reservoir 17 and its spout. 18 is (untrnlled bya valve 1!) operated by an opemting handle 20 extending through thecasing and provided with a knob .fl exteriurly ui the casing, wherebythe Wtliltl may be delivered to the brushes or to the lloor in regulatedquantities.

Secured to the ends til the casing l are the side handle brackets .21each braced if. a. bmee 23 and conuecfed at; their free ends by a crnssbar :24 intermediate the ends ul which latter is formed a. sot-Rot 25for the tll'izH'litlble ret-ep-tiun oi the inner end of the linudle 26,ihere being a key 27 piereing the socket 225 and the inner end of thehandle 26. whereby it may be secured properly in place. Slidn ly(lispnsud upon the linudle .Z;.is :t-slide 2S eurryiug: at spring smip."J to hold elnth fur the purpuse if wiping up the lhmr when the handleis un-lied from its sm'ktl. \\heu thehnudh: it; is in its snt-ket theslide 25 is pret'emhly Iltill' the miller end 01' the handle and nutnear the inner end thereul' until it is (ll ll'(' l to use the handle[or mopping purposes. The slide 23 may be held in its differentpusitinns upnn the handle it; by means of at. set sr'rew lit).

linu-kets iii are seeured tn the ends til the casing l fur the supp i'tn! the rear wheels 31 ut' the nmehiue, the brnekets Ill lttLifJeunueeted by an axle 33 upon \\'lll('ll suid wheels are muunted.

Frnm the t'ureguiug it will be understnnd that the brush hends J and iiiare yieldnbly suppurted whereby they may readily ride m'er unevensnrt'nees. and also permit the easing l in be unwed to :1 limitedextent. withnul lli llll'llillf the pnsilinlt nl the brushes, orremoving them from their uperzttive ennnu-t with the lhmr and h rensunHi the gear and piniun arrangement herein zts dvst'riln-d the brushheads are d signed to rutnte in nppusite diret-tiuns. and it will nlsube underslnud IllLll while the nuu-hiue i prurided with a runniu geminvlnding iron! and rear wheels. the front wheels prmide'the driviug|m\\'t'l fur the nnu-hine

